Australian Racing Driver

Ferrari Pilot

Driving Coach

This is his life in motion

ABOUT RENATO

Born and raised in the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, Renato developed a passion for motor sport from an early age, when his father took him to his first Formula One
Grand Prix in Adelaide, at 4 years of age. This passion combined with his extensive knowledge, has translated into some exceptional results on and off the track.

At the age of 15 Renato started racing open wheel with no prior racing experience, and proved quickly that he had a natural talent behind the wheel of a race car; starting his first race from a compulsory rear of grid (P35) and finishing P8 in the pouring rain at the demanding Lakeside circuit. Renato continued to impress over the next few years, racing a variety of open wheel and sports cars throughout Australia.

His dreams of a career in motor sport were halted in 1999, when he sustained extremely severe injuries as a result of a road-based motorcycle accident. Spending nearly two years in and out of hospital, it took almost three months for him to learn to walk again and further to this, he lost the use of his left arm and hand for two years, due to significant nerve damage. Renato received extensive physiotherapy during this time, also attempting to play the guitar which is another passion of his. Except for a loss of some feeling in his left arm, he made an almost full recovery enabling him to complete his tertiary studies.

With his body now recovered, and studies in Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology now completed, Renato recommenced his racing, quickly returning to the podium racing Sports cars and Production cars.

However in 2002 he was diagnosed with life-threatening testicular cancer. After undergoing urgent surgery and an intense chemotherapy regime, he was given the all clear and able to get back into his normal life. Despite a couple of ongoing side-effects from chemotherapy, Renato was able to return to work, start exercising and get back into his passion, motorsport.

Renato is known for being a very fast, consistent driver and one that can adapt to any make of car or driving condition. Given his engineering background, Renato has great mechanical empathy and is capable of getting the best out of any car he drives. Both on and off track, Renato is known for his incredible work ethic, professionalism, sportsmanship and sheer determination.

Renato is the founder and director of MotoKinetic, and is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading performance driving instructors and racing coaches.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

MotoKinetic is an Australian owned and operated business that has been operating since 2004. With clients all over the world, MotoKinetic is leading the way in the provision of consulting services to the automotive and motorsports industries. Renato is supremely motivated and to this day, remains the driving force of MotoKinetic.www.motokinetic.com.au

Premium Partner

The Beansmith is a specialty coffee roaster, based in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. They source the world’s finest specialty coffees and roast them with great care in very small batches. The Beansmith ethos is built around an unwavering focus on quality and a genuine commitment to old fashioned ideals of artisan craftsmanship, personal service and community. www.thebeansmith.com.au

COFFEE PARTNER

Racedeal.com is Australian owned and operated. The company behind it is IKD (International Karting Distributors) which has been in operation for more than 20 years providing racers with goods and services all the way up to the top level. Up until the launch of Racedeal.com in 2012, IKD was an importer/distributor to the motor racing and karting industry, a name behind the names. We are the sole Australian distributors for brands such as Rotax, Exprit karts, Tillett seats, Monit Rally Computers plus many more brands and one of two official Australian distributors of Sparco equipment but the only one with full access to the entire Sparco range. www.racedeal.com

SPARCO DRIVING APPAREL PARTNER

Local Supply are a small, sydney-based design studio with a big dream. They started making sunglasses because they broke one too many pairs of expensive sunglasses due to big nights, or bad co-ordination. They found a lot of designer sunglasses were fragile, overpriced and impractical – but cheaper sunglasses lacked soul and quality. So they created sunglasses for themselves, and their friends: premium quality, stylish and fun sunglasses – that don’t break the bank, and don’t feel like you bought them with $20 of petrol. www.localsupply.com

EYEWEAR PARTNER

MotorCast is a personal turnkey in-car live streaming system, developed in Australia. With a MotorCast, vision and audio from your vehicle’s on-board camera is streamed live via 4G to multiple viewers anywhere in the world with nothing more than a web browser on your desktop or mobile device. Available for private or public access with complete self-management, MotorCast is used for racing, testing, training and more.